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Review, EOTD - L'Oreal Voluminous Smoldering Liner

Feb 2, 2012

I consider myself as an eyeliner newbie and I am still searching for a perfect dark eyeliner that will stay on my lower waterlines.
I recently found out that stila kajal eyeliners stay best on my lower waterlines although they are not perfect, and I was very surprised by that!
So I was naturally intrigued when I saw the new Voluminous Smoldering liners that claim to be inspired by kajal.

Kajal is one of the many other names of Kohl and has been cosmetically worn by middle eastern and Indian women for centuries.

I can't vouch for others since I have spotted more than a few negative reviews complaining about smudging, but I myself am satisfied about how this liner stays on my lower lash lines/waterlines.

(I am cheating a bit here. As you see in the next picture, I didn't cover my entire waterlines with this. That lower outer corner of my eye is wet all the time, I honestly think nothing would stay on it. ;-/ )

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I am not a fan of pencil eye liners, but I did see this plenty of times at target.For some reason I wanna buy it...for my eye brows or something haha!Maybe it your eye liner won't smudge so much if you put black eye shadow over top of it to set it ^^.

It's a nice black. I like the way you lined your lower lid. I'm off pencil liners at the moment since I got back into tightlining. I had wanted to try the False Fiber Lashes mascara but since you're saying that it didn't hold your curls well I might pass unless I see it on sale.

Hi Lena. Good review. I was just wondering if you thought the jumbo style pencil is wasteful compared to if they just did the same formula in a regular pencil form. I like my eye liner pencils fairly sharp and I feel like with this, every sharpening you will lose so much more product. Just a thought.

hey Fannie :) it is actually a very good point! i was thinking the same thing.we'd end up shaving off as much products by sharpening, right? ;-/l'oreal says you can apply thicker line easily by changing the angle or something (there is a demo video on the website), but i think regular size pencil would perform just as well since it is quite soft. ;)

yes, i like the color a lot. it is intense but not one of those shiny weird black. ;pi really enjoyed waterproof version of False Fiber and i recommend it. i always use eyelash curler but no regular mascara actually hold up the curls and that's why i usually go for wp knowing it is not good for your lashes. -_-;this regular version is not that bad. it doesn't toally uncurl the curls at least. ;)

i guess you usually use liquid or gel liners, Banny? it might be too soft and dark for eye brows but using chubby pencil like this always bring childhood memories for me. loladding eyeshadow on top of the lines really helps but it still smudges..i really hope i find something! :)

Kajal has been BIG! I've actually seen a real one used by an Indian friend. I really wonder if it'll stay on my monolidded eyes tho. That and I'm actually quite happy with my UD 24/7 collection, so I haven't looked so much into these yet.

my 1st ever make-up product was a kajal..a long while ago..back when i was absolutely sure i would never be into heavy stuff and all..i have used most of the stuff available in the indian market..i also have that problem,the corner is always watery..but i like the revlon kajal which i am currently using..this looks lovely.

i am new to eyeliners in general. i didn't use any eyeliner for the first 10 years of my makeup life and didn't even know there are things like tightlining or lining on waterlines and such. loli prefer pencil type, though. they are easier to control and create softer looks, imo. ;p

oh wow, that is amazing!! you must be very adventurous person. :)i've been interested in revlon kajal liners, too. i wanna try them since you say you like them. gotta trust someone who has experience of using the authentic stuff!

some waterproof eyeliners are kinda hard to smudge and don't look as half pretty as softer liners like this. i usually just us q-tips but stiff tiny brush works too. :)the smudged soft black color is attractive, right?the other two colors are quite intense and pretty, they seem.

so i am late to the party. (again! lol)i've been only searching within range of waterproof or gel liners for longevity, so i was very surprised to see this smudge-city kajal staying pretty well on me.it's great you've found something that works for you. i've tried UD, but it is still no match for my super wet lower waterlines. ;-p

shahnaz husain kajal was the deepest and darkest.but it smudged like hell..revlon works well..but doesn't stay on for long...i have heard maybelline kajal is very good..anyway i always keep my in my bag for touch ups..out of habit:)

have you tried the inglot gel liners? my waterline is notoriously resistant to keeping eyeliner, but their black liner (#77 i think) is a dream to work with. guerlain makes a more traditional kohl where the formula is actually a fine powder, but if you can use the plastic wand the right way to tightline your eyes, it really stays put too! I have it but don't use it often b/c I tend to get it on my contacts, and it's a PITA to get off the lens.

thank you so much for your recommendation.i wouldn't want to try the powder type since i wear contacts daily.i will definitely look for the inglot gel liner. i've heard tons of good things about this brand as well, i have been curious. :)